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US 12,214,254 · App. 18/124,575 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information

Inventor: Brian M. Dugan (Sleepy Hollow, NY)
Assignee: Dugan Patents, LLC
A63B24/0006A63B24/0003A63B69/36A63B69/3608A63B69/3623A63B69/3632A63B69/38A63B71/0619A63B71/0622H04M1/72403H04W4/027A63B2071/0625A63B2071/0627A63B2071/0661A63B2071/0663A63B2071/0691A63B2102/02A63B2208/0204A63B2209/10A63B2220/40A63B2220/836A63B2225/20A63B2225/50
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Patent No.
US 12,214,254
App. No.
18/124,575
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a first aspect, a method for monitoring a golf swing is provided that includes coupling a mobile telephone to a golf club and employing the mobile telephone coupled to the golf club to monitor acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings while a user swings the golf club, collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings, analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information, and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the mobile telephone. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (32)

1. A system for monitoring a swing comprising:

a mobile telephone having one or more accelerometers and a program stored therein that when executed by the mobile telephone causes the mobile telephone to:

monitor acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings;

collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the mobile telephone;

analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a swing based on the collected acceleration information;

output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the swing on a display of the mobile telephone; and

provide feedback to correct the swing on a screen of the mobile telephone.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to provide feedback to a user to correct a golf swing.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to accumulate information on a user.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to provide advice on a training regimen based on the accumulated information.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to provide coaching advice based on the accumulated information.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to provide advice on how to hit golf balls based on the accumulated information.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to display swing information with reference swing information.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to display swing information with previous swing information.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to display location information.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the mobile telephone to share swing information with another mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

an application configured to be stored in a mobile telephone and when executed by the mobile telephone causes the mobile telephone to:

monitor acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings using one or more accelerometers of the mobile telephone;

collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the mobile telephone;

analyze collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a swing;

output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the swing on a display of the mobile telephone; and

provide feedback to correct the swing.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to provide feedback to a user to correct a golf swing.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to accumulate information on a user.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to provide advice on a training regimen based on the accumulated information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to provide coaching advice based on the accumulated information.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to provide advice on how to hit golf balls based on the accumulated information.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to display swing information with reference swing information.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to display swing information with previous swing information.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to display location information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application causes the mobile telephone to share swing information with another mobile device.

Continuity (11)
Continuation 17517647 · Nov 2, 2021
Continuation 17022069 · Sep 15, 2020
Continuation 15968304 · May 1, 2018
Continuation 15394803 · Dec 29, 2016
Continuation 14338341 · Jul 22, 2014
Continuation 13846908 · Mar 18, 2013
Continuation 12696040 · Jan 28, 2010
Continuation In Part 11869695 · Oct 9, 2007
Provisional Application 61148028 · Jan 28, 2009
Provisional Application 60828635 · Oct 7, 2006
Related Publication 20230226408A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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